GMKtec NucBox K17 assessment: This Lunar Lake mini-PC punches above its value

Computing efficiency

In PCMark 10, the NucBox K17 achieved a complete of seven,789 factors. It scored 9,934 factors for on a regular basis duties. PCMark 10 recorded 14,350 factors for productiveness and eight,996 factors for content material creation. Picture enhancing carried out notably nicely, scoring 15,417 factors. Spreadsheet and writing duties additionally carried out strongly, scoring 14,059 and 14,648 factors, respectively. Rendering and visualization scored 7,246 factors, whereas video enhancing scored 6,518 factors. The K13 with Core Extremely 7 256V achieved 7,695 factors in our checks.

Christoph Hoffmann

The CPU profile in 3DMark clearly highlights Lunar Lake’s distinctive traits. At full load, the processor scores 4,614 factors, placing it nearly on a par with the K13, which achieves 4,698 factors. Each processors are restricted to eight threads, which restricts scaling underneath excessive ranges of parallelization. The K16, with its 16-thread Ryzen, scores 6,691 factors, whereas a Ryzen AI 9 scores over 9,700 factors. Within the single-core check, the image adjustments: 1,093 factors are on a par with probably the most highly effective AMD fashions. The excessive single-core efficiency advantages purposes that make the most of only some threads.

Christoph Hoffmann

The K17 performs considerably higher by way of graphics. In Time Spy, the Arc 130V achieves 3,789 factors, of which 3,521 are graphics factors. Relying on the system, the Radeon 890M achieves round 3,000 to three,900 factors within the Time Spy graphics check, while the Radeon 680M within the K16 manages simply 1,762 factors. The K13, with its bigger Arc 140V, is round 6 % forward with 4,006 factors. Within the Metal Nomad Mild check, the hole is even wider: 2,575 factors and 19.1 frames per second evaluate with 3,176 factors and 23.5 fps. The Hearth Strike Extremely rating stands at 2,000 factors. In all three runs, our check unit outperforms the common for comparable programs as reported by 3DMark.

Cyberpunk 2077 runs in Full HD with low element settings and XeSS enabled at a median of 38.1 frames per second, with a minimal of 31 fps. Diminished element settings are required for demanding, fashionable video games. Much less demanding titles ought to run considerably extra easily.